Elon Musk praises Tim Scott's first 2024 presidential campaign ad: 'Everyone's a victim'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised Republican Sen. Tim Scott Friday evening, just hours after the South Carolina lawmaker officially filed paperwork to run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.

"Great statement by @votetimscott," Musk wrote in a tweet, which was accompanied by a clip of Scott's first political ad of the 2024 campaign.

In the video, Scott said American children are "growing up immersed in a culture where everyone's a victim" and highlighted the importance of teaching young people "individual responsibility."

"If you are able-bodied, you work. If you take out a loan, you pay it back. If you commit a violent crime, you go to jail," Scott said to his supporters in the clip.

Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to seek the office of presidency, campaign filings show.